The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-07-07
a SINGULAR DEATH.
n trl0rrd Man kilicd by Being lIuttCd in the
Head by Another DnrlIeV.


Jack Dllard, colorcd car coupler in the
freight yard Of the {. Il G. Il. r., in this
city, met with death yesterday afternoon in
most singular way. About 3 o'clock the
shiltlng engine was placing Il tank car
opposite the pumps OF the turpcntinc
reservoir of Loricll a. Lowrncc, and not
getting the car in the proper position To re-
cclVc the turpCntinc, after making several
attempts, billiard became impatient and
hallrcd at Scott Logan, the coorcd fireman
on the shifting engine, that he was not at
tcnuimG to his business, whcrCupon the two
men passed a few bantcring words. When
the tank car was placed in position Dillard
Sot on the loOlboarl OF the engine and told
Logan that if he wanted anything out of
nm 10 get down on the ground
MIR. W. u. Graham, the engineer, saws
he W0S not impressed that the men were
angry, but were about to engage in play.
1ul tuSslr. Logan got OF the engine, and
as hc stepped on the ground, billiard
laughing, cOllared and slapped him on the
face. Logan then COllarcd billiard and the
two ScullICd around II little, when Logan
buttcd billiard III the forehead. Both men
were laughing meanwhile and Gcsistcd
when MIR. Graham told them to quit their
foollShncss and come on to work. billiard
said he had enough if Scott had and
walked of Il short distance, while Scott
got back on the engine. During the tusslc
neither man went to the ground but one
held ON to the other and were kicking each
other on the shinS.
The engine then went up to the pcnitcn
tiary to carry Il car, and before ii returned
MIR. NJ. b. Green, the yard master, found
billiard lying inscnsiblc under the edge of
a car near the scene Of the sCunc Ills
coat and shoes were Off, and he had mEut-
toned his pants, but he could not speak
when MIR. Green called to him. Mr.. Green,
thinking he had been mashed between the
cars, 50 stated to Mr.. Graham when he
returned. MIR. Graham then said such was
not the case and related the circumstances
of The SCuillc.
In the meantime DR.. Taylor had been
summoned. but before he could reach the
yard billiard was dead. 1t is thought he
died in about 30 minutes subsequent to the
scullic, as near us could he judged. There
was no sign Of the blow he had received
but at the spot where he was lying, it ap,
pcarcd rs if he had spit up Il small quantity
Of blood. lie was to have gone up TO the
pcnitcntiary with the car, but not coming
to the engine when it left, the engineer
went on without him, under the impression
that he was otherwise engaged in the yard.
When told that billiard was dead Scott
Logan began weeping and made no effort
to get away. Soon afterwards Policeman
Ogg appeared on the scene, arrested Logan
and confined him in the guard house.
Coroner Civil later in the afternoon held
an inquest, securing jury composed of all
colorcd men with the exception of three.
9. ID. l.owndes acted as foreman and sew
cral witnesses testified to the effect as pub.
lishcd above. Adjourning from where the
body lay, the jury went to the guard house
where DR.. Taylor was examined. He tcs
titled that the blow caused the death and
that il was his opinion that death resulted
from hCmOrrhagc of the BRAIN
1t was shown by several witnesses that
billiard, on the 1st March last got his head
mashed between some cars and was laid |
up couple of weeks from his injuries. lie !
had OIL and on complained since of pain in |
the head and chest and on thisaccount had
to quit work couple of days during the
recent hot spell. This may or may not
have rendered blow of any kind on his
head dangerous, but it was evident that the
cause of death was the butt re.
2elvcd from the head of Logan.
Logan was committed to Jail to await n
preliminary hearing. C0IunlJia Record,
'ttne 30.